Everything posted by DToro
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UTSA Roadrunners
Traylor had Rod Wright. Ironically, Frank Wilson had Bo Davis on his UTSA staff.
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6figs/"Trust the Hamm" greatest hits
Really good movie. One of my best friends is a gaffer and worked on this movie. He really liked it and thought Jack Black was awesome to work with. He even had his parents cameo in this movie and ironically, they're in a booth in this scene (no, not those dudes there).
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Las Vegas go hard or go home thread
Yep. Good bar. It's one of my stops in LV. Last time I was there i stayed at the MGM and ate there on a Friday night. The UT Basketball team was eating there, too. I believe they were in town to play Stanford on Sunday. Took a pic with Chris Beard. The photog was RT. I was damn excited about UT BB and where it was headed. Welp...
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Iron Claw - Von Erich movie -Jeremy Allan White, Zac Efron
My brother and I were big wrastlin fans in late 70's and 80's. The line of characters rolling through the Sportatoruim were like a carny crew. Von Erich vs Free Birds...classic backyard brawls. I called my brother an "Egg Sucking Dog" for two years because of the influence of Terry Gordy. I'm in. The soundtrack is awesome, too. I'm a huge Rush fan. Tom Sawyer and wraslin...my hair is on fire!
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Concerts you are attending
Yep. Two different attitudes as well. Tanya can still sing. Then she sat on her stool, bitched about her alignments and then told everyone to get off her lawn. Shania can still sing and dance. Then she was cat crawling on her motorcycle and was like, "Let's Ride!"
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Concerts you are attending
Saw Dope Lemon and liked them. Some of the new artist...meh, all sizzle, no steak. Yeah Yeah Yeahs were awesome. Pretty cool for Mumford and Sons to play with Austin High band. I was all in yesterday on Tanya Tucker, Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain and the Foo Fighters. Tanya is still a honky tonk queen. Alanis is still mad. Surprise was Shania joining the Foo for a song. Pretty cool. I'm old.
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Concerts you are attending
I'll have to check them out today. I'm doing ACL via Hulu and I think they're on one of the 2 channels. Dave Grohl gave them, Death Grip and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs a recommendation from the state last night.
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2023 Texas High School Football
Yep. They also had QB JC Evans who showed lots of potential his soph year, but junior year was flat. He has the physical skills but the numbers weren't there. WR Jaden Perez is legit and still there. He will get some good D1 offers. That team could have have had some serious firepower.
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2023 Texas High School Football
Cibolo Steele 27-New Braunfels 14 late in the 3rd. NB is my alma mater. They're hanging in there. Steele has a stud QB, Chad Warner, and RB Hatton just committed ousux this week. Go Unicorns!
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Coach Sark Press Conference 9.25 - 11:00am LHN
Have you seen a Coach Pop media session?
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Concerts you are attending
Man, I saw PJ, Soundgarden, Swervedriver and Monster Magnet in Austin at the Coliseum back in like 92. Top to bottom it was a great show. I haven't seen them since, but have wanted to. I don't remember Eddie sitting on a stool though in 92.
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Job hunting - A different kind of happy ending
It's football season and I'll use a Sark quote: Be where your feet are. I'm in my 50's and left my job voluntarily in 2021. New CEO was bringing his people in, I had philosophical differences with his approach and after 16 years there, I put my letter in. Took some time off, traveled, came back and thought I wouldn't have a problem finding a job. Have my MBA, long consistent work history, hit my numbers, good annual reviews, etc. It's now almost 2 years and still haven't landed a job. Lots of interviews...no offers. It's tough out there for the old goats. Yeah, some days really suck, even when you have a good job. I get it. But you have a job...(see quote). Now, if what you're feeling is that you need something new, then start the search now. Life is short and you don't want to be at home, refreshing your email or staring at your phone waiting for a call. Trust me on that. I always told my staff you can make 3 choices: 1) the right choice, 2) the wrong choice and 3) no choice. The right choice is the best, the wrong choice is the second best (at least you learn or gain experience from it), and the worst choice is no choice. You gain nothing from it. Point: keep moving forward.
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Opening acts better than the headliner...
I was at this show at Rice stadium. My brother bought tickets for my birthday, and having seen all the bands except Metallica, I was amped. Their sound and energy level was on 11. Everyone else was, meh. I've seen them about 8 times since then. Great shows, but that show was next level.
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Blue Beetle
Finally saw It. Damn fun film. Xolo and George were both Chingon. Great cast all around. The story outshined the superhero effects. Even paid homage to El Chapulin Colorado. Blue Beetle por vida. Or at least one more movie with Bruna Marquezine.
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Blue Beetle
Nope. Not for Guy Williams. Some for George Hamilton. None for the Texas Tech Red Raider.
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Blue Beetle
I haven't seen it yet, but certainly planning on it. I met Xolo a couple of weeks ago in San Antonio and the kid has a great personality and perspective for his age. I'm rooting for him. I grew up reading about Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne and Luke Skywalker. I loved those characters, but I never really had a Jaime Reyes as a superhero to root for. This generation will and I'm super pumped about that. Vamos Blue Beetle!
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Las Vegas go hard or go home thread
I saw the Ellis Island post. I've not played there, but my go to is El Cortez downtown. Old school place with a fresh haircut. Lots of history there. 3/2 payout with $5 min as well.
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Tequila y Mezcal
That's Jorge Derecho's tequila. It looks like you got the top shelf bottle. Either the tequila or his songs will make you throw a a grito. Good combo.
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Concerts you are attending
One of my old buddies from UT (Brack-Roberts) got the tix. He bought them online. He was worried too, and didn't get them until 2 or 3 days before the show. I think they do that to prevent $$$ resale.
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Concerts you are attending
Been to Whitewater to see Young the Giant, Leon Bridges and most recently ZZ Top and Willie Nelson. I like the venue, mostly because of the location on the river and I'm from NB, so it's like home. Good sight lines and easy to move around in there. Right on the river so at night you get a cool breeze. I don't like the traffic. It can be a shit show if you're coming in from 306, and some areas can get down to 2-lanes. Not built to handle massive traffic. I highly recommend getting there early to avoid sitting in traffic. The line to get in the venue for ZZ Top was long as shit too and wrapped around the parking lot. Probably due to not enough workers. May take a while to get out as well, so take a survival pack. In case of emergency, pop a top.
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San Antonio Spurs 2023 Offseason - Voodoo Dolls and Ping Pong Balls
Wow. Amazing luck. I've lived through Five-0, Duncan and looking forward to Wemby. The NBA got interesting again and I'm all in.
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Longhorn legend Lance Blanks has passed away
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/37570607/remembering-man-my-father-lance-blanks 🙏
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Texas Basketball 2023-24
The only Unicorns that exist are from New Braunfels. I should know. I'm one of them.
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San Antonio
I'm a big Fiesta guy. My buds and I are always all in every year. Went to the kick-off on Thursday before the storms put out the fires. I'll be working a beer booth at NIOSA tonight. That's always fun. Free beer and deer stand view of all the crazies. Market square is a must for me, under the bridge of course. Great food there, too. Might do King William again, that's always a fun and cool day scene, and a stop at San Fernando. Pick up a beer and confess my sins at the same time. Viva Fiesta!
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Concerts you are attending
I went to see ZZ Top and Willie Nelson at Whitewater Amphitheater on Saturday. It was a really good show, and an epic bill with two Texas legends. Billy Gibbons voice and guitar sound is so iconic. Still sound the same. I saw them in 1983 and that voice is great flashback to my teen years. Willie Nelson will be 90 years old on April 29th. I don't know how many more shows he still has in him, but he put on a hell of a performance all things considered. Trigger did not disappoint either. Billy Gibbons joined Willie at the end of the set, too, for "I'll Fly Away." Pretty, pretty cool. I like Whitewater to see a show, but may be bias because I grew up in NB. It's in my old back yard and I like coming back home. But the traffic, parking and gate entrance just drive me up the wall. It's terrible.